Cold-storage box.



PATENTED APR. 30, 1907. C. B. EMMERIGH & O. G. HBIDLAND.

COLD STORAGE BOX. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1907.

- and is intended to CHARLES B. EMMERICH AND CHARLES o. HEIDLAND, or T. LOUIS. MISSOURI.

COLD-STORAGE BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filedJannary S, 1907. Serial No. 850,639.

To all whom, Lit may concern; Be it known that we, CHARLES B. EMMER- ICE and CHARLES C. HEIDLAND, citizens of the United States, and residents of 'St. Louis,- Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cold-Storage'Boxes, of which the following is a Specification containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying draw ings, forming a part hereof. v

ur invention relates to a cold Storage box, be detachably positioned on a WllldOW $111 so as to form a convenient receptacle for food, or commodities which are to be kept cool.

ur invention consists of a box, preferably constructed of sheet metal, which rests on the Window sill between the lower ends of the side rails of the window frame, and which box is provided in its side with a door, and also with fastening devices, by means of which the box may be rigidly fixed to thegrwind ow irame.

In the drawings :-Figure l is a horizontal f e lowerportionof' section taken through th v a window frame,and showing ourrimprove'd box in plan view on the window sill;

is a erspective view of one'endof th and s owing the fasteners'in position before being engaged on the windowframeS; Fig. 3 is a vertical section takenthrough the center of the box; Fig. 4 is. anenlarged horizontal section taken through dow frame, showing one corner of the box and one the window'frame,

Referring by numerals to-the accompanying drawings :-'1 designates the window sill, 2 the side rails of the window frame, 3 the outer stop, 4 the parting-strip, and- 5 the lower sas g 6 designates the body of my improved cold storage box, which is preferably rectangular in form, constructed of sheet metal, and open in front.

Extending across the front of the-top and bottom edges of the box are the beads 7 and 8, and arran ed to close the front of the box is a gravity oor 9, the endsof which are provided with wings 10, connected to the end walls of the box 6 by means of pins or bolts 11. en this door is closed, its lower edge rests upon the bead 8, and its upper edge bears against the inside of the bead 7;-and

of the f'astening devices engagedonisfto be a portion of the win- *sill, with the front sides of the flanges *i'ront thereof, flanges integral with the when said door is swung open, it occupies a position adjacent the top the box, thus in no way interfering with the dishes or food placed in the'box.

Formed in the end walls of the box 6 are apertures 12, whichare covered by sections of reticulated material 12 thus providing means for ventilating the box.

Formed 'inte ralwith the front side of the box, at the an s thereof, are, the outwardly projecting flanges 13, which are intended to engage against the innerfaces of the outer stops 3, when the box is positioned for use;

and fixed on the front faoes of the heads 7 and 8, adjacent the ends, are keepers 14, in the form of short horizontally arranged tubes, in whichare positionedrodsfl5, the same being looself mounted so, as to be rotated and moved lbngitudinally.v The inner ends-of these rods are formed into handles.

16, and theouter bent to form fin which are hen it ends thereof are laterally ers 1.7, the outer ends of ointe ox of my improved construction ositioned foruse, the lower sash of the .wmdbw is raised, and the box is positioned on'the outer portion of the window flanges 13 engaging against the Inner faces of the outer stops'3, the rods 15 havin been previously pulled inwardly so that t e fingers 17 occupy positions on the 13. Aifterlthe' box has been thus the rods 15 so as to bring the pointed ends of the fingers 17 against .the outer faces of the parting strips 4, and said poin'tedends engaging in the parting Strip'very rigidly lock the ends of the box to the window frame.

- A box of our improved construction forms ox is readily the lower sash for a short distance.

e claim 1. Adevice of the class described, comprising a box, a door normally closing the ends ainst the outer means arranged of the box for engaging a Stops of a window frame, an

\ on the ends of the box for engaging the parting stubs of the window frame to rigidly I i In testimony whereof, We have signed our I0 hold said box in position in the frame. 7 naines to this specification, in presence of 2. The combination with a window frame, two subscribing Witnesses.

.Of a, Cold StOIiLgB b0X pOSltiOned 011 the V 2BI frame, and rotating members arranged to dow sill, flanges integral with the ends of the box for engaging portions of the Window CHARLES C. HE IDLAND.

Witnesses: slide on the ends-0f the box forrigidly posi- M. P. SMITH, I tioning the box in the Window frame. E. L. WALLACE. 

